Shazia Ilmi clarifies Arvind Kejriwal's comments on media

New Delhi, Mar 15:

leader

on Saturday sought to clarify party leader

's controversial comments on media, saying he was merely referring to three news channels and not the entire fraternity.

"There is a definite bias and prejudice by these channels with how AAP is being treated. Some media has been very responsible. I dont think Arvind was talking about all the channels," Ilmi told reporters on Saturday.

"What Arvind had in mind was those particular channels. It might have come across that all media channels are like that but it cannot be. Media cannot be clubbed," she said.

In Nagpur, Kejriwal had said that the whole media was "sold" and heavy payments have been made to project Modi for Prime Ministership. He had also threatened to put media people in jail after an enquiry if AAP came to power.

The party had on Friday come out in defence of Kejriwal and had named four channels who were airing anti-AAP news. Speaking about the sting operation against her aired by channels just before the Delhi assembly elections, Ilmi said, "No body supports the idea of media persons being sent to jail, but strict action needs to be taken against irresponsible media such as those channels which showed the sting operation.

Ilmi: What Arvind had in mind was those particular channels

"When my footage was discussed it was like an intellectual rape. I felt violated. My body was not hurt, but my spirit was. This impacts your chances in elections and costs you a lot." She said that neither she nor any of the AAP leaders had any kind of equity in media houses.

"Arvind has no equity. None of us have any equity in any media house. How can we manipulate the media? If you see opinion polls there is something called paid news. There is a bias. There is a nexus between corporate interest and news channels and political class," she said.

PTI